DuPont is creating a new $45.4 billion consumer goods giant by merging its food and nutrition business with International Flavors & Fragrances. The deal announced Dec. 15 values the DuPont unit at $26.2 billion.
How long has it been since you were on a road trip — a FUN road trip? Not for work or with the family but a solo adventure with no real timeline and no worries? It’s been a long time for me too.
Davis-Standard, LLC has acquired Deacro Industries, of Mississauga, Ontario. Deacro designs, manufactures high-performance slitting, rewinding and roll handling equipment for the converting industry.
Wonderful Seedless Lemons, a naturally seedless, non-GMO Project Verified variety of lemon, is now rolling out in produce aisles at grocery stores and online at Amazon Fresh. The seedless lemons will be available in limited supply in year one.
To meet rapidly increasing demand for its water-soluble and biodegradable films, Kuraray’s MonoSol Division has announced plans to expand its operations with the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Poland.
NOVA Chemicals Corp., a leading supplier of polyethylene, has introduced a suite of recycle-ready octene and butene LLDPE resins for packaging applications.
Industry experts foresee continue growth in the flexible packaging industry, fueled by two developments: increasing consumer demands for convenient packages, and an industry push for sustainable, shelf-ready product designs, according to the Flexible Packaging Market Assessment produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
From a branding perspective, especially brand naming, Cheerios is brilliant. It’s a suggestive name that gives you a hint of what you’re about to experience: cheery Os. The funny part is that wasn’t the original name.
Sustainability is an important trend in the printing industry, and converters want to be sustainable. In this podcast, Sun Chemical’s Robert O’Boyle discusses ways an ink manufacturer can help converters achieve their sustainability goals.
Toshiba Machine partner, TM Robotics, has introduced its TS5000 robot controller to the North American market. Engineered in Japan and boasting improvements in design and programmability, the new controller has been developed with Industry 4.0 in mind.